WATCH: Gutsy Gilbert survives spectacular crash on Tour

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Philippe Gilbert of Belgium and Team Quick-Step Floors / Crash / Injury / during the 105th Tour de France 2018, Stage 16 a 218km stage from Carcassonne to Bagneres-de-Luchon on July 24, 2018 in Bagneres-de-Luchon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

The former world champion was 57.2 km from the finish and in the lead of the race when disaster struck.

Former world champion Philippe Gilbert got back on his bike to continue stage 16 on the Tour de France despite a spectacular crash that sent him flying over a wall.

Gilbert, who rides for Quick Step, was 57.2 km from the finish and in the lead of the race when disaster struck.